On 49ers: sincerity, stupidity, snow, sisters

— Every coach praises his team, but I can’t remember a coach who does it with the sincerity of Jim Harbaugh. When he says, “These guys are my heroes,” my B.S. detector does not light up like a Christmas tree.

On Monday, Harbaugh stressed that theme, saying of his 49ers in their win over the Saints, “You take your play to the heroic.”

Harbaugh from time to time veers off the Cliche Highway. On Monday, he talked about the things he was proud of in his 49ers and he finished with, “Just the wicked fight that’s in this team.” That’s coach poetry.

— Heard from some Saints fans who were verbally abused at the game Saturday, way over any type of reasonable line of decency: vulgarity, violent threats, etc. A few things are clear: The 49ers haven’t entirely weeded out the bully-jerks. … If you root for the visiting team, be prepared for abuse, that’s today’s world. … And, if it was bad Saturday, imagine Sunday when an army of New York fans invades the ‘Stick.

— Would have been a cool matchup, 49ers vs. Packers, Alex Smith vs. Aaron Rodgers. But visiting Green Bay in late January? You can’t even get there.

Did you see the story last week where a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker had to clear a path for a Russian fuel tanker to reach an iced-in Nome, Alaska? That’s how you get to Green Bay in January.

— This might be a good time for the 49ers and city of San Francisco to work together, to raise the threat of a power outage. You know, plant the fear in the Giants‘ heads that the lights could fail and plunge the late-afternoon game into darkness. A Pacific Gas & Electric rep could say, “We’re 60 percent positive there will be no problem with the power Sunday.”

— The Raiders are looking for a head coach. Is there another Harbaugh brother?

Actually, no. However, Jim and John have a sister named Joani. And the Raiders have not been afraid to break new ground.